Category: Nursing

  • Answering Questions about Pain Management in an Older Adult with Postherpetic Neuralgia

    Answer the question in regards to this case study. Use Acceptable resources include your textbook,
    UpToDate, peer-reviewed journals obtained from professional websites such as 
    Medscape,
    CASE STUDY:
    1.     
    A 64-year-old female presents with a
    2-day history of intense pain along her left posterior chest wall. She
    complains of a burning rash in this area. Calamine lotion and Tylenol have been
    ineffective. Examination reveals allodynia along the left T5 – T7 dermatome,
    with a blistering rash in the middle aspect of the dermatome. She is exhausted
    and unable to sleep or eat due to intense pain. She is diagnosed with herpes
    zoster and prescribed valacyclovir (Valtrex) 1 g three times a day, along with hydrocodone/acetaminophen
    (Vicodin) 5/500, 1-2 tablets every 4 to 6 hours. When she returns 1 week later,
    the blisters have resolved, but she continues to have significant allodynia. She
    is taking the Vicodin but it does not help much. She cannot wear her
    undergarments.
    QUESTIONS:
    a.     
    What schedule drug is hydrocodone? In
    what situations can an APRN in Texas prescribe this medication?
    b.    
    What are the major side effects of
    concern for older adults taking opioids for pain?
    c.     
    What would be a non-opioid treatment
    option for this patient with postherpetic neuralgia?
    d.    
    What education does the patient need
    regarding this treatment option?

  • “Proofreading and Correcting a Project Proposal”

    Please proofread the proposal and compare it to the project proposal feedback form. Make any corrects that make the most sense. 

  • “Introducing Myself and My Views on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” Introducing Myself and My Views on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act My name is Sarah and I am currently working as a healthcare administrator in a small community

    This assessment addresses the following learning objective(s):
    Analyze how policies influence the structure and financing of health care, practice, and health outcomes.
    Instructions
    As a way of introducing yourselves to the instructor and your peers, please post the following:
    Your name and a description of your current position (If not employed, what are your expectations when you complete your program?)
    How do you see yourself applying knowledge from this course?
    Post a photo of yourself (self-portrait, family, or action photo)
    Answer the following question:
    With regard to your professional experience, describe how you have felt either positive or negative impacts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
    Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.
    Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

  • “Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Community Health Promotion Plan for Young Mothers” Introduction: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death among infants aged 1 month to 1 year. It

    This is a community health promotion plan on suddden infant death syndrome. The plan needs to be directed to a hypothetical group such as young mothers .  Smart goals will also be needed . As well as a section on the development of a sociogram. Healthy people 2030 also needs to be referenced . And can each section of the paper please have a bold section title . I have also included the rubric 

  • “Engaging in Academic Discourse: Responding to Classmate’s Post on Order #78078”

    Regarding to order # 78078, below are my classmate post, that I need to reply to
    The file will be provided to the assigned writer

  • “The Importance of Utilizing Credible Data Sources in APA Format for Research Papers”

    APA Format 
    MUST utilize credible data sources such as CINAHL, MEDLINE, Embase, ClinicalKey, The Cochrane Library. Library resources can be accessed from the Library page at the FNU.edu website. FNU Librarians are available to assist each student with retrieving the required scholarly content.
    Research paper must be 500 – 650 words. 
    3 or more scholarly sources must be utilized
    Sources must be within the last 5 years 
    Must have a minimum of 3 Sources 
    All article sources must be cited by including them in reference sheet (separate).

  • “Expanding Your Research Log: Adding Sources and Strengthening Your Research Skills”

    For this week’s assignment:
    Add to your Research Log form from Week 6; complete rows on page 2 of the form for at least two more sources. Visit the LibGuide for this assignment if you need help!

  • Executive Summary: Existing Outcome Measures for Addressing a Performance Issue in Healthcare Quality and Safety Executive Summary: The Strategic Value of Outcome Measures in Promoting Quality and Safety Culture in Healthcare Organizations “Maximizing Outcomes: Incorporating Strategic Planning and Best Practices in Healthcare Management”

    Assessment 2
    Executive Summary
    Write an executive summary, 4-5 pages in length, of existing
    outcome measures related to a performance issue uncovered in your gap analysis
    that you intend to address.
    Introduction
    Note: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you
    completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the
    assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
    As
    a nurse leader, you must be able to access, identify, and describe outcome
    measures as they relate to safety and quality problems in your organization.
    This
    assessment provides an opportunity to examine existing outcome measures, assess
    their strategic value, and present your findings to executive leaders in a
    manner that will help you gain their support.
    Quality
    and safety are everyone’s responsibility as a team of interprofessional care
    delivery partners. Together we develop policies that support quality and safe
    care delivery. As part of the interprofessional team, nurses are leaders in
    care and thus are responsible and accountable for leading and providing safe
    quality care.
    Health
    care delivery is structured around evidenced-based information. Quality is
    defined by exploring proven, evidenced-based information. After reviewing and
    defining evidenced-based information, the interprofessional team applies this
    knowledge to assess the organization’s or the practice setting’s ability to
    provide evidenced-based care delivery. When a gap in care is identified, it is
    important to propose an evidenced-based change and to execute a plan for
    improved care.
    Preparation
    Your
    summary of relevant outcome measures is based on your findings from the quality
    and safety gap analysis you completed in the previous assessment.
    Your
    analysis of the gap between current and desired performance was the first step
    toward improving outcomes. You now have the information you need to move
    forward with proposed changes. Your next step is to focus on existing outcome
    measures and their relationship to the systemic problem you are addressing. For
    this assessment, you have been asked to draft a summary of existing outcome
    measures for your organization’s executive team to raise awareness of the
    problem and the strategic value of existing measures.
    Note: As you revise your writing, check out the resources listed
    on the Writing Center’s Writing Support page.
    As
    you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other
    related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are
    encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow
    learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your
    professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development
    and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your
    assessment.
    Building
    stakeholder support is crucial to fostering and sustaining change. Therefore,
    as you approach this assessment, think about the stakeholders whose support you
    will need for the change you want to bring about.
    ·       
    What information is most essential for both the formal and
    informal stakeholders to understand about the proposed change?
    ·       
    How might you communicate the need for change using just a few
    sentences (this is often referred to as an “elevator speech”).
    The
    following resources are required to complete the assessment.
    ·       
    APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX]. Use
    this for your executive summary.
    Requirements
    Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading
    criteria in the Executive Summary Scoring Guide. Be sure that your written
    analysis addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the
    Executive Summary Scoring Guide and Guiding Questions:
    Executive Summary [DOCX] Download Guiding
    Questions: Executive Summary [DOCX]to better
    understand how each criterion will be assessed.
    Composing the Executive Summary
    ·       
    Explain key quality and safety outcomes.
    ·       
    Determine the strategic value to an organization of specific
    outcome measures.
    ·       
    Analyze the relationships between a systemic problem in your
    organization or practice setting and specific quality and safety outcomes.
    ·       
    Determine how specific outcome measures support strategic
    initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.
    ·       
    Determine how the leadership team would support the
    implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific
    outcomes.
    Writing and Supporting Evidence
    ·       
    Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and
    mechanics.
    ·       
    Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support
    assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
    Additional requirement
    Format
    your document using APA style.
    ·       
    Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX]. Be sure
    to include:
    o   A title page and reference
    page. An abstract is not required.
    o   A running head on all
    pages.
    o   Appropriate section
    headings.
    o   Properly-formatted
    citations and references.
    ·       
    Your summary should be 4–5 pages in length, not including the title
    page and reference page.
    Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your executive summary to your ePortfolio.
    Competency
    measured
    By
    successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency
    in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
    ·       
    Competency 1: Analyze
    quality and safety outcomes from an administrative and systems perspective.
    o  
    Explain key quality and
    safety outcomes.
    o  
    Analyze the
    relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific
    quality and safety outcomes.
    ·       
    Competency 2: Determine
    how outcome measures promote quality and safety processes within an
    organization.
    o  
    Determine how specific
    outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety
    culture.
    ·       
    Competency 3: Determine
    how specific organizational functions, policies, processes, procedures, norms,
    and behaviors can be used to build reliability and high-performing
    organizations.
    o  
    Determine the strategic
    value to an organization of specific outcome measures.
    ·       
    Competency 4: Synthesize
    the various aspects of the nurse leader’s role in developing, promoting, and
    sustaining a culture of quality and safety.
    o  
    Determine how a
    leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed
    practice changes affecting specific outcomes.
    ·       
    Competency 5:
    Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and
    style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly
    standards.
    o  
    Write clearly and
    concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
    o  
    Integrate relevant and
    credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting
    citations and references using APA style.
    Writing
    executive summaries
    The
    following resources will help you in writing your executive summary.
    ·       
    Greenhalgh, T., Vijayaraghavan, S., Wherton, J., Shaw, S.,
    Byrne, E., Campbell-Richards, D., Bhattacharya, S., Hanson, P., Ramoutar, S.,
    Gutteridge, C., Hodkinson, I., Collard, A., & Morris, J. (2016). Virtual online consultations: Advantages and
    limitations (VOCAL) study. BMJ
    Open, 6(1). doi:10.2196/humanfactors.9371
    ·       
    Markowitz, E. (n.d.). How
    to write an executive summary. Inc.
    http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/09/how-to-write-an-executive-summary.html
    o   This article provides tips
    on writing executive summaries and offers links to additional resources that
    show you examples of using executive summaries for benchmarks and branding.
    ·       
    Vila Health: Quality and Safety Gap Analysis.
    o   This interactive exercise
    introduces best practices for writing an executive summary, which may help you
    with the assessment.
    Examples
    The
    following documents provide examples of how various executive summaries are
    written.
    ·       
    Schmid, D. A., & Huber, F. (2019). Brand love: Emotionality and development of
    its elements across the relationship lifestyle. Psychology & Marketing, 36(4), 305–320.
    doi:10.1002/mar.21180
    ·       
    Kissam, S. M., Beil, H., Cousart, C., Greenwald, L. M., &
    Lloyd, J. T. (2019). States encouraging value-based payment:
    Lessons from CMS’s state innovation models initiative. The Milbank Quarterly, 97(2), 506–542.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12380
    ·       
    Miller, D., Pearsall, E., Johnston, D., Frecea, M., &
    McKenzie, M. (2017). Executive summary: Enhanced recovery after
    surgery: best practice guideline for care of patients with a fecal diversion. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence
    Nursing, 44(1), 74–77.
    o   This example shows
    guidelines for best practice.
    Strategic planning
    The
    following resources will help you in addressing the strategic value of existing
    outcome measures.
    ·       
    Health Research & Educational Trust. (2014). Hospital-based strategies for creating a culture of
    health [PDF]. http://www.hpoe.org/Reports-HPOE/hospital_based_strategies_creating_culture_health_RWJF.pdf
    ·       
    Ehteshami, A., Saghaeiannejad-Isfahani, S., Samadbeik, M., &
    Falah, K. (2018). Formulating telemedicine strategies in
    Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Acta Informatica Media, 26(3), 169–174.
    ·       
    https://doi.org/10.5455/aim.2018.26.169-174
    Apa Resources
    You
    can use the following additional resources to improve your writing skills and
    as source materials for seeking answers to specific questions.
    ·       
    APA Module.
    ·       
    Academic Honesty & APA Style and
    Formatting.
    ·       
    APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX].

  • Title: Understanding and Critiquing Clinical Experiences for Students with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder Part 1: Condition Selection For this assignment, I have chosen to focus on the condition of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD

    Part 1: Choose a condition from the following case studies: (Week 2 Case Study Details). I attached a copy of the case studies.
    Part 2: Select two different students/topics and discuss the condition encompassing clinical experiences and critique the post. Please use sources within the last 5 years.